Many loyal Lincoln fans regard this as the day that the Imps began their long rise to success. It marked a major turning point for the club. This second round FA Cup match against Oldham Athletic was played on 5th December 2016. The non-league Imps won this game against all expectations - and it marked the starting point of a new era. Lincoln then went on to beat Ipswich (3rd round), Brighton (4th Round), and Burnley (5th Round) to become the first non-league club to reach the Quarter Finals since 1914. The renewed interest in the Imps resulted in several thousand new fans coming on board to support the team, and the money generated from this new fan-base helped the football club to get promoted back into the Football League, and then subsequently to get promoted again into League 1.